Property Owners Advised to Put Safety First and Utilize Assistance Program Opportunities
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today advised homeowners
You’re in love, and you’ve both made the choice: It’s time to move in together. Congratulations!
Before you move in with your significant other, …
"You will have an chance to meet with your mortgage servicers face-to-face, learn about loan modifications, forbearances, short sales and deeds-in-lieu, discover the Property Tax and Interest Deferral Program, and even receive free counseling from local, HUD-approved housing counseling agencies." - Eric L. Adams, Brooklyn Borough President
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte passes Historic Rent Laws
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte (D-Brooklyn) has helped pass the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act – the strongest rent regulation legislation ever passed in New …
Homeownership, like other forms of participation in the American dream, increasingly resembles an exclusive country club, with membership predicated on who your parents are and your race.
By Anne Helen Petersen (BuzzFeed News)
For most millennials I know, the American dream of homeownership doesn’t just feel far away, but …
Property tycoons get a host of special breaks not available to other investors.
By Patrick Clark and Benjamin Stupples (Bloomberg)
Real estate is a cyclical business. Markets crash. Deals sour. But hard landings are rare …
What can you do with home equity? How can you avoid foreclosure? How can you become debt free? What is the difference between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy? What is a loan modification?
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In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, residents are challenging a new development, charging it won't create jobs for those who currently live in the neighborhood.
By Sophie Kasakove (pcmag.com)
Amazon’s withdrawal appeared as a harbinger of a new era of development in New York—one of heightened scrutiny …
The Upstate Downstate Housing Alliance, a coalition of activist groups advocating for tenant protections, has clearly laid out a universal rent platform consisting of seven pieces of legislation.
By Rebecca C. Lewis (City and State New York)
Before the 2018 state election cycle, universal rent control was not a common …
Block associations are groups of residents who decide to collaborate to strengthen a block or area.
By Alanna Schubach (brickunderground)
We New Yorkers are not necessarily known for our neighborliness—according to New York magazine, we’d rather …